Got it. Now use it.
1 Peter 4:10-11 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
You have it, now use it. God has given you a spiritual gift. It can be many things, but deep in your heart you know what it is. It can be encouragement, teaching, giving, praying, etc. Any gift that God has given you is the result of the ultimate gift through the sacrifice of His Son. Being a good steward is not wasting what has been given to us; honoring the gift by using it to honor God. 11 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
These gifts are not for us to draw glory to ourselves, but to show honor and glory to the One who has given us them. If we are saying, “Look at me”, the gifts have become wasteful and idolatry drawing attention to ourselves. If you love to give, do you want the credit for the gift? The bible tells us to do it anonymously and God will reward us. Matthew 6:4 that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. The joy that you feel inside with gifts like those is the joy God feels seeing you give them sacrificially.
There is a point in your Christian walk and growth that you begin to understand it is not all about you. The perfect Sunday service, or sermon, or many things you once felt. God begins to open your heart and reveal to you that you are here to serve others, to use your gifts to draw glory to Him. In the verses before these above, Peter spoke of loving one another. 4:8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” An outward expression of that love is using the gift you have been given in the serving of those around you. This is expressing your love for them, and your love for God, through your gift.
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